R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 430, with 2 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 430 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
RWU, Bryant University modify some mask requirements; most colleges staying masked...
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams University in Bristol and Bryant University in Smithfield have made some modifications to their respective COVID-19 masking requirements on campus....
Providence schools keeping mask mandate when statewide requirement expires in March
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District will keep its mask mandate for students and teachers in place beyond the March 4 date when...
Employee housing proposal sparks thoughts of mill villages
RICHMOND – Warren Fry’s housing situation became a nightmare when a pesky neighbor caused him to move out of his apartment in Westerly where...
Legislators slow to address tax incentive program deemed ineffective
An R.I. Office of Revenue Analysis report critical of a 28-year-old tax incentive program intended to create jobs hasn’t exactly inspired legislators to move...
Here’s why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.
Here's why mask mandates are falling across the US
As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states including Nevada, New York and...
R.I. COVID-19 deaths increase by 451, with 6 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 451 on Wednesday, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
PBN Economic Summit: Inflation, labor woes will endure
PROVIDENCE – Like any good business owner, Craig Pickell documents every cost increase incurred by his Lincoln manufacturing company, Bullard Abrasives Inc.
But the year-end...
R.I. Foundation awards $105K in grants to nonprofits supporting Black community
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Thursday that it has awarded $105,000 in grants to 15 local nonprofit organizations serving the state’s Black...
U.S. inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America's consumers, wiping out pay raises and...
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